Artists

Ashevak Adla

 ASHEVAK ADLA 1977 - Ashevak was born at the nursing home in Cape Dorset. The eldest child of Kumajuk and David Adla, he started carving...

Ashevak Tunnillie

The son of Tayaraq and master carver Qavaroak (Kabubuwa) Tunnillie, Ashevak has a style that embraces, but is distinct from, his father’s. His work embodies...

Barnabus Arnasungaaq

Barnabus lives in the community of Baker Lake (Qamanittuaq). Throughout his life he has created sculpture, prints and drawings, but he sees himself foremost as...

Cee Pootoogook

CEE POOTOOGOOK 1967- Cee Pootoogook was born on August 1, 1967. Around 1990, Cee began carving and he developed a solid reputation for his curious...

Ettusa Kingwatsiaq

ETTUSA KINGWATSIAQ 1987- Born in Cape Dorset on August 17, 1987, Ettusa’s parents are Qaluituk Kingwatsiaq and Jutai Mikkigak. Her grandparents on her mother’s side...

Isaac Ohotaq

Isaac Oqutaq was born on April 24, 1957 in Cape Dorset which is located on Baffin Island in Canada's high arctic. Isaac is the son...

Isaaci Etidloie

(1972-2014) Isacci is the son of carver Etulu Etidlui. His grandparents Etidlooie and Kingmeata Etidlooie were noted graphic artists and sculptors in the early days of...

Itee Pootoogook

ITEE POOTOOGOOK 1951-2014 A resident of Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Itee Pootoogook belongs to a new generation of Inuit artists who are transforming and reshaping the...

Joanasie Manning

JOANASIE MANNING 1967- Joanasie Manning has lived in Cape Dorset all his life. Joanasie's mother, Annie Manning, has worked in the north and south as...

Kakulu Saggiaktok

KAKULU SAGGIAKTOK 1940- I like to draw birds, Sedna, seals and beluga whales. They are the most fun and I really enjoy seeing them in...

Kananginak Pootoogook

Kananginak has been involved with drawing and printmaking since the late 1950s when the graphic arts program first began at Cape Dorset. Kananginak’s first print,...

Kelly Etidloie

1966-Kelly Etidloie is a Mid Career Inuit carver. His mother Kingmeata Etidloi was a prolific graphic artist. His father Etidloi Etidloi was also an artist. He...

Kenojuak Ashevak

"There is no word for art. We say it is to transfer something from the real to the unreal. I am an owl, and I...

Kudluajuk Ashoona

KUDLUAJUK ASHOONA 1958- Kudluajuk Ashoona was born in Cape Dorset on December 2, 1958. Her biological parents were the well-known carvers, Kabubuwa and Tayara Tunnillie....

Malaija Pootoogook

MALAIJA POOTOOGOOK 1971- I enjoy drawing the different kinds of birds. I like to watch them fly; they look so peaceful and free.-Malaija Pootoogook Malaija...

Markoosie Papigatok

Markosie Papigatok (born in 1976) started carving as a teenager and he sold his first carving (a seal) for $2.00. His parents, Tayarak Papigatuk and...

Mayoreak Ashoona

MAYOREAK ASHOONA 1946- Every year I prepare skins, sew clothing, make soapstone carvings and I have also been drawing since the time they started buying...

Napatchie Pootoogook

“Born at Sako, a traditional Inuit camp on the Southwest coast of Baffin Island, Northwest Territories, Napatchie Pootoogook is the only surviving daughter of one...

Nicotye Samayualie

NICOTYE SAMAYUALIE 1983 -Buttons attract me because they are made of different colours and shapes. I like colourful buttons. -Nicotye Samayualie Nicotye Samayualie was born...

Ning Ashoona

Ningeosiak, the youngest daughter in the family, says that she was taught to carve by her father and mother. She started carving at 13 years...

Ningeokuluk Teevee

Since her first prints appeared in the collection in 2004, Ningeokuluk has been one of Kinngait’s studio’s most celebrated artists. She has a comprehensive knowledge...

Nuna Parr

Nuna was born near Cape Dorset and lived with his adoptive parents, the graphic artists Parr and Eleeshushe. The family moved to Cape Dorset in...

Ohotaq Mikkigak

OHOTAQ MIKKIGAK1936-2014  I enjoy doing colourful drawings, of people, animals, birds and especially the landscape. I used to enjoy hunting on the land, so that’s...

Ovilu Tunnillie

Oviloo is the child of two artists, Sheojuk and Toonoo Tunnillie. She grew up traditionally on the land, but like many Inuit of that era,...

Padloo Samayualie

PADLOO SAMAYUALIE 1977- Padloo Samayualie comes from a family of well-known artists. Her grandparents on her mother’s side are renowned sculptors Qababuwa and Taraya Tunnillie...

Papiara Tukiki

PAPIARA TUKIKI I enjoy drawing animals and I’m amazed at how they survive up here in the north. Without them, my family would never have...

Pavinak Petaulassie

PAVINAK PETAULASSIE 1961- Pavinak’s father, the late Aggeak Petaulassie (1983), was also a carver. His mother, Timangiak, and brothers Qatsiya and Etidlui are artists in...

Peter Kakee

1973-  Kakee was born in Iqaluit, but moved to Cape Dorset in 1993. He began carving at the age of sixteen, and although he is...

Pitaloosie Saila

PITALOOSIE SAILA 1942- I remember how Inuit used to live, thinking of them back then, my relatives. I also recall how the clothing was made;...

Pitseolak Ashoona

Pitseolak was born on Nottingham Island in the Northwest Territories. She grew up with the traditional life of hunting, gathering and shamans. She was part of one of...

Pitseolak Qimirpik

PITSEOLAK QIMIRPIK 1986 - Pitseolak Qimirpik is a young Cape Dorset carver who’s quickly established himself as both apprentice (his father is renowned Dorset carver...

Pootoogook Jaw

One of the three sculptor sons of master carver Joe Jaw, Pootoogook has been carving from an early age. He uses a wide range of...

Pudlalik Shaa

Pudalik’s parents, Aqjangajuk and Kilabuk Shaa, are Cape Dorset artists.  His father, Aqjungajuk, is a renowned sculptor. Pudlalik’s brother, Qiatsuq is also a carver, as...

Pudlo Pudlat

Pudlo Pudlat lived for much of his life in the Kimmirut region in what is now the Canadian Territory of Nunavut, hunting and fishing with...

Qavavau Manumie

QAVAVAU MANUMIE 1958- I like to draw animals, and images of people, sometimes combined. I enjoy the animals and the land, and I take what...

Saimaiyu Akesuk

SAIMAIYU AKESUK 1988 - When I went down to the litho shop to sell my first drawing, I was very nervous wondering whether they would...

Shuvinai Ashoona

SHUVINAI ASHOONA 1961- When I start to draw I remember things that I have experienced or seen. Although I do not attempt to recreate these images...

Siassie Kenneally

SIASSIE KENNEALLY 1969- I was always interested in art because it’s pretty interesting and there’s so many things to learn and so many things to...

Taqialuq (Tuk) Nuna

Tuk is a son of carver Sharky Nuna, who was killed in a boating accident while walrus hunting in 1979. After learning to carve by...

Tim Pee

Tim Pee was born on July 17th, 1976 in Cape Dorset, which is located on Baffin Island in Canada's high arctic (Nunavut Territory). The Cape...

Tim Pitseolak

“I am a hunter and I know the land and animals of the north. I am particularly inspired by the bowhead whale, because nobody really...

Toonoo Sharky

Toonoo’s parents, Josephee Sharky and Ragee Killiktee, were both carvers, though he credits his grandfather Kuppapik Ragee and his uncle Shorty Killiktee as influences. Toonoo...

Tukiki Manomie